
51ºÚÁÏÍø Suffolk Branch
Our branch includes members working at NHS, independent, higher education and care home employers, as well as students.
Getting involved in our branch means more than attending meetings. Whether you’re organising for better conditions, supporting a colleague or pushing for systemic change, your involvement helps turn shared concerns into collective action.
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Your branch team
- Chair: Laura Bird
- Vice chair: Vacant
- Treasurer: Vacant
- Secretary: Tracey Risebrow
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All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
Every year, our branch holds its AGM, where we:
- review our branch activity over the past twelve months
- map out what we want to achieve over the next year
- elect the branch committee for the coming year
- discuss with your fellow branch members the issues which are most important to you right now
Our branch and 51ºÚÁÏÍø Congress
All members can attend 51ºÚÁÏÍø Congress for free. There are also fully funded voting places for members, where travel, accommodation and food are provided. Voting members are there to listen, participate and vote on resolutions that are proposed by 51ºÚÁÏÍø branches, forums and committees across the UK.
This year's applications for funded voting places are closed. Details of 2026 funded places will be posted here as soon as available.
Hear from members across our region
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25 Sep 2024
Come along to your local branch AGM!
Regional Director Sarah Dodsworth highlights the importance of branch AGMs and why they are a great way for members to get more involved in their branch.
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24 Sep 2024
'Hear from Claire' on things health and social care
Building connections through networking can lay the foundations for our futures
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20 Sep 2024
Defence against the harmful flu, one hero jab at a time
Leanne Hume, our northern region IHSC lead nurse, talks about how the seasonal flu vaccination programme has donned its superhero cape to protect us once again this winter.
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18 Sep 2024
Lord Darzi's review and the need to invest in the health of our children
Daniel Gooding, 51ºÚÁÏÍø Children and Young People’s Acute Care Forum Chair and a paediatric charge nurse, reflects on what the Darzi review tells us about the deteriorating state of children and young people’s health and the need for investment.
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17 Sep 2024
Corridor care must be eradicated, not normalised
It’s World Patient Safety Day, and as winter approaches Colin Poolman outlines why the unsafe practice of ‘corridor care’ must come to an end.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Page last updated - 29/07/2025